Izaak Walton League of America New Ulm Chapter 79

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411591379
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2025
Location
New Ulm, MN, USA
Phone
5073597704
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$30,311
Expenses
$39,872
Assets
$396,852
Liabilities
$437

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TOM NASH (PRESIDENT)
  • MARTY BOGATZKE (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • TOM WILFAHRT (DIRECTOR): $4,800 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To conserve, maintain, protect and restore the soil, forest, water, and other natural resources of the united states and other lands: to promote means and opportunities for the education of the public with respect to such resources and their enjoyment and wholesome utilization.

What it reported doing in 2025

The izaak walton league of america has made significant progress to protect and restore our nation's waters, promote clean energy, and advance sustainable agriculture. We raise funds to donate to many local groups and for projects that benefit others, such as providing handicap accessible deer stands for the disabled to use free of charge and to purchase land to be used for wildlife habitat that is open to the public for seasonal hunting and birdwatching. Financially support student scholarships for students pursuing a college degree in conservation or natural resources. Finacially support high school trap shooting teams and provide volunteer coaches over- 202 students served. Support of prairie restoration and provide club's land for use by general public. Financially support and provide volunteer certified instructors to teach fire arms safety- 75 students served per year. Several of the above projects are funded by mn lawful gambling proceeds. $70,332 in mn lawful gambling program expenditures in 2025.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 72% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.4%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -31.5%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.95; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -16.9% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 200 of 9 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $39K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $5K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 22 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Independent members within voting members did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.